Big Dance 2008

What an amazing week!

Big Dance 2008 (5-13 July) is now over, but what an incredible week of events. There were an estimated half a million participants in London and over 500 events across the capital. There were all kinds of dance world records broken including the biggest remote dance class on 12 July and the biggest Bollywood dance class with 278 participants and the largest number of streetdance moves in one minute. A new world record was set with 22 kip-ups on 6 July.

View a selection of photos of Big Dance 2008.

Read what you said about Big Dance 2008

Big Dance will be back from 3-11 July 2010, so until then – keep dancing!

What is Big Dance?

Big Dance is a celebration of dance in all its styles and forms, and aims to get as many people dancing as possible.

Big Dance map

London is a world centre for dance. The Big Dance Map (PDF) features the city's top dance venues - some of the events listed have now taken place, but the map is still a great place to start finding out more about dance venues in the capital.

Keep dancing

Big Dance aims to encourage more people to take part and watch dance all year round. Visit the Keep dancing page for information about what's on.



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Home News Events Keep dancing Big Dance 2006 Outside London Contact us Links	Big Dance 2008 What an amazing week! Big Dance 2008 (5-13 July) is now over, but what an incredible week of events. There were an estimated half a million participants in London and over 500 events across the capital. There were all kinds of dance world records broken including the biggest remote dance class on 12 July and the biggest Bollywood dance class with 278 participants and the largest number of streetdance moves in one minute. A new world record was set with 22 kip-ups on 6 July. View a selection of photos of Big Dance 2008. Read what you said about Big Dance 2008 Big Dance will be back from 3-11 July 2010, so until then – keep dancing! What is Big Dance? Big Dance is a celebration of dance in all its styles and forms, and aims to get as many people dancing as possible. Big Dance map London is a world centre for dance. The Big Dance Map (PDF) features the city's top dance venues - some of the events listed have now taken place, but the map is still a great place to start finding out more about dance venues in the capital. Keep dancing Big Dance aims to encourage more people to take part and watch dance all year round. Visit the Keep dancing page for information about what's on.	Big Dance video Watch the video from the Big Dance event in Trafalgar Square, choreographed by Aletta Collins. 2,008 members of the public were invited to learn the dance online and then turn up on 12 July 2008 and dance! londondance.com Find out more about londondance.com and the resources it offers, including the notice board. Other sites This isn't the only place you can find Big Dance on the web! Visit London MySpace YouTube Flickr